John Calvin
Theologian, Reformer
"For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?"
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Idolatry
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Swami Vivekananda
Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
"Worship of society and popular opinion is idolatry."
Martin Luther
Theologian
"If we esteem them too highly, good works can become the greatest idolatry."
Saint Augustine
Theologian, Philosopher
"Idolatry is worshipping anything that ought to be used, or using anything that is meant to be worshipped."
D. A. Carson
Theologian
"The heart of all idolatry in the Bible is the de-godding of God."
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"Plain living and high thinking are no more."
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"He who offers God a second place offers Him no place."
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"The art of government is the organisation of idolatry."
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"The idol is the measure of the worshipper."
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"Idolatry happens when we take good things and make them ultimate things"
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"The Great Beast is the only object of idolatry , the only ersatz of God , the only imitation of something which is infinitely far from me and which is I myself."
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"Idolatry is permissible in Hinduism when it sub serves an ideal."
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